By Paul Homewood
h/t iau
In other words, brown outs!
Ofgem has approved a nationwide rollout of a new energy system developed by network operator, Electricity North West (ENW), which the regulator predicts could save UK consumers up to 1 billion dollars. pound.
The flexible system, called CLASS (Customer Load Active System Services), is a voltage control solution designed to help National Grid ESO manage the UK power grid by balancing spikes in energy demand. changes and supply decreases.
It includes the installation of voltage controllers at substations, allowing the network operator to provide equalizing operations to the ESO by small voltage drops.
According to ENW, this can be done through a dramatic reduction in the amount of electricity used by “everything from street lights to industry to everyday home appliances”.
Described as ‘a first-of-its-kind’, the system has achieved success following its rollout in the North West over two years ago, allowing locals to benefit from around £7.3m from their electricity bill.
“Our updated assessment shows that the net economic benefit could be substantial. Banning CLASS would narrow the set of options available to ESO and mean consumers face higher electricity bills than they could otherwise,” Ofgem said in its report, approving browse the system.
None of this would have been necessary if we hadn’t shut down so much of our company’s capacity.
But don’t be fooled by promises of lower bills. What they are saying is that our bills will go even higher, thanks to intermittent renewable energy:
And also beware of claims to save £1 billion. This is not an annual savings, as you might expect. The savings for the North West are estimated at £300 million over 25 years. In other words, a small amount.
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